You can also check out the newly opened Mega Man Legends 3 website here.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
This trailer is slightly longer and different than the English video we posted earlier today. It also contains a bit of extra footage…
This information comes from Shigeru Miyamoto…
“Don’t ask! Even when the Wii launched we were developing new hardware, work on 3DS had already started. It’s a matter of when we announce it. Please wait. Be patient until we decide.”
Next week will be very, very interesting. Most Nintendo fans are assuming we’ll hear something about Project Cafe (or Stream… or Wii 2… whatever) at the company’s investor’s meeting next week, though that has not been confirmed. Even if Nintendo does acknowledge the console, I wouldn’t expect them to reveal many details until E3. I just want them to confirm the console’s existence!
TOKYO (April 21, 2011) – SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced that the record breaking partnership of Mario™ and Sonic™ will once again join forces on the Wii™ home video game system and, for the first time ever, on the Nintendo 3DS™ . Over 19 million people worldwide have bought video games from the Mario and Sonic series, and now the much loved duo are heading to London to participate in the officially licensed Olympic-themed video game, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™.
A host of exciting new headline events, including soccer and equestrian will debut on the Wii version appearing alongside classic Olympic disciplines, such as athletics, aquatics and table tennis. These new sports are sure to ignite even more fierce competition between friends and family in both single and multiplayer modes! The all new roster of Dream events that are set in popular Mario and Sonic worlds make for a truly unique sporting experience that can only be found in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
– Retail price could fall in between $350 and $400 based on manufacturing costs
– Will ship from Taiwanese manufacturer, Foxconn, this October
– Earliest possible retail release could be anywhere between mid-October and early November
– Early stock build up could allow Nintendo to create a sizable supply
– Nintendo could also attempt to lower the retail price of the system with lower profit margins to make the price more alluring
– Earthquakes in Japan will not impact console hardware since the manufacturing is taking place in Taiwan
– Wii 2: Revamped version of AMD’s R700 GPU architecture
– Not AMD’s Fusion technology as previously believed
– Console will out perform the PlayStation 3’s NVIDIA 7800GTX-based processor
– CPU will be a custom-built triple-core IBM PowerPC chipset
– Clocking speeds will be faster
– 1080p output
– Potential for stereoscopic 3D
– Size comparable to the first Xbox 360
– Likely to resemble a modernized version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
– Nintendo considering naming Wii 2 Stream
– Stream might be one of many names Nintendo is considering
This information comes from Shigeru Miyamoto…
“It’s a combination of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario on N64. It won’t convey the message if I talk to you today, but if you play it at E3 that will give you more understanding of what I’m talking about. For example, the floors floating in space: in 2D it’s difficult to judge the distance, but in 3D it’s really easy. The tail you mentioned on the logo – it’s what you think it is. You probably know what’s going to happen using that character.”
In addition to the information above, Miyamoto said that the game is a cross between Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 64, is “completely original” and reiterated that Nintendo is looking to release the game this year.
